(December 20, 2017 at 1:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:2. The NT describes actual events including the miracles, life, death and resurrection of Jesus
Of course the main reason I consider you an idiot is because you profess to believe in such silly shit without any evidence at all. I hope you are able to grasp that simple fact.
I've said it before and I'll say it again - Steve would fail freshman philosophy. And I'm not saying that to be snarky, or as a joke. His entire framework of belief is simply a lattice of various fallacies. And it's exasperating that he's unable or unwilling to see it. I mean, from the above:
Jesus is compelling - that's a personal assessment and non sequitur. Some people find the life of Kim Kardashian compelling. So what?
The NT describes actual events - except, there's no proof of miracles or magic, and the claims of such things don't somehow make them true.
God works in people's lives today, changing people + miracles - again, no proof of miracles happening, and what does 'changing people' even mean? And can it only happen through Christ? (hint: no, people can change - for good or bad - for a variety of reasons)
The rest of it is simply begging the question nonsense. There's no reason to believe that morality is objective, or that the universe is fine tuned. There's no way to claim that the Christian god is the best answer for any of it.
It's amateurish at best. A lot of fluff and jazz hands to distract from the fact that none of what he writes is even remotely intellectually sound. It's not a series of reinforcing arguments, but rather a scattershot collection of post hoc justifications to justify already existing belief.
